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The demonstrations were triggered by Assad’s mid-August announcement of big fuel price increases, only partly mitigated by rises in salaries and pensions. However, they have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281840
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Kurdish administration is seeking to maximise benefits from much-improved relations with US President Joe Biden, compared with his predecessor. However, economic pressures are…
SYRIA: Popular dissent will rise in the north-east
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES261846
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The Turkish government's crackdown on internal dissent, and its opposition to Kurdish groups at home and abroad have placed its NATO ally, the United States, in an awkward…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210609
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The meeting could have tried to ease tensions after Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 close to the Turkish-Syrian border. Putin insisted Ankara first apologise for the incident…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207056
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Erdogan’s weakened position.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245856
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However, in 2021 they will all face two common challenges: recovering from major economic shocks in 2020 and reorienting to US policy shifts under a Biden presidency. From…